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<p id="pa01" num="0001">Provided is an infrared detector comprising: a reflection portion (1) which transmits far- and middle-infrared rays and which reflects near-infrared and visible rays; a photo-current generating portion (2) having a plurality of layered quantum dot structures in each of which electrons are excited by the far- and middle-infrared rays having passed through the reflection portion (1) so as to generate photo-current; a light emitting portion (3) having a plurality of layered quantum well structures into each of which electrons of the photo-current generated by the photo-current generating portion (2) are injected and in each of which the electrons thus injected thereinto are recombined with holes so as to emit near-infrared and visible rays; and a photo-detecting portion (4) which detects the near-infrared and visible rays emitted from the light emitting portion (3) and which detects the near-infrared and visible rays emitted from the light emitting portion (3) and then reflected by the reflection portion (1). The reflection portion (1), the photo-current generating portion (2), and the light emitting portion (3) are made of group III-V compound semiconductors that are layered on top of a semiconductor substrate.
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